: also marˈgraviˌate (mɑrˈgreɪviˌeɪt; mɑrˈgreɪviɪt)
Word origin
see margrave & -ate2
margravate in American English
(ˈmɑːrɡrəˌveit)
noun
the province or territory of a margrave
Also: margraviate (mɑːrˈɡreiviˌeit)
Word origin
[1695–1705; margrave + -ate3]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: assemblage, mimosa, nucleus, telescopic, thoroughbred-ate is a suffix occurring orig. in nouns borrowed from Latin, and in English coinagesfrom Latin bases, that denote offices or functions (consulate; triumvirate; pontificate), as well as institutions or collective bodies (electorate; senate); sometimes extended to denote a person who exercises such a function (magistrate; potentate), an associated place (consulate), or a period of office or rule (protectorate). Joined to stems of any origin, -ate signifies the office, term of office, or territory of a ruler or official (caliphate; khanate; shogunate)